Mount a UNC Path
Hi all,
Can anyone tell me if there is a way to mount a UNC path so that the OS thinks it is an actual directory on a drive. For example I want to mount a temp folder on a remote machine and have the OS view it as a local directory. I've tried the following:
1. Disk Manager: Placed my UNC path in the "Change Drive Letter and Paths" it does not recognize the path
2.. linkd: Windows 2003 Resource kit for creating symbolic links, apparently it does create symbolic links across UNC
3. Shortcut: This works and creates a viewable shortcut to the UNC path but the problem is that I have applications that need to utilize it as an actual directory and shortcuts merely redirect to the UNC path. For example if i wanted to navigate to the shortcut from command line it is not a valid directory.
Does anyone know of anything to try?? Will MKS solve this, I haven't used it in a while and don't have access to MKS right now but if someone knows if it will work it would be worth getting. Thanks in advance
zozig
Can anyone tell me if there is a way to mount a UNC path so that the OS thinks it is an actual directory on a drive. For example I want to mount a temp folder on a remote machine and have the OS view it as a local directory. I've tried the following:
1. Disk Manager: Placed my UNC path in the "Change Drive Letter and Paths" it does not recognize the path
2.. linkd: Windows 2003 Resource kit for creating symbolic links, apparently it does create symbolic links across UNC
3. Shortcut: This works and creates a viewable shortcut to the UNC path but the problem is that I have applications that need to utilize it as an actual directory and shortcuts merely redirect to the UNC path. For example if i wanted to navigate to the shortcut from command line it is not a valid directory.
Does anyone know of anything to try?? Will MKS solve this, I haven't used it in a while and don't have access to MKS right now but if someone knows if it will work it would be worth getting. Thanks in advance
zozig
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I should add that using DFS gives you the ability to use domain-based shares: ie./ \\domain\share
You can also leverage FRS by adding a replica to DFS so it resides on more than one server.
You can also leverage FRS by adding a replica to DFS so it resides on more than one server.
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